Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco, named Super Bowl XLVII MVP Sunday, throws a pass in the Ravens? 23-9 victory over the Colts in an AFC wild-card playoff game Jan. 6 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

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Phillip B. Wilson

It didn't make sense, the Baltimore Ravens winning Super Bowl XLVII 34-31 over San Francisco Sunday.

Not when considering how the Ravens played late in the regular season, losing four of their last five games.

But then again, based on how the Ravens performed in the playoffs, it did make sense. This team somehow got it together to knock off the feel-good bunch of the year in the Indianapolis Colts, then Peyton Manning in Denver and Tom Brady in New England. We should have seen another upset coming. ...